The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has reacted to the election of Adams Oshiomhole as national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The opposition party lamented that corruption allegations against Oshiomhole were ignored and criticized President Muhammadu Buhari for refusing to act.
The PDP also said open intimidation and physical assault on aspirants and delegates at the convention confirmed Buhari’s “desperation” to seize the APC’s presidential ticket.
A statement by PDP National Publicity Secretary on Saturday, said, “Nigerians are invited to note that some of the officials preferred, particularly, the National Chairman, are individuals overburdened by heavy corruption allegations, and whose expected investigation and prosecution have been traded for a Presidential ticket for President Buhari.
“The world observed with shock how aspirants and delegates who dared to raise questions were manhandled by thugs and intimidated by security operatives. It is instructive to state that the APC convention directly reflects the confusion, intimidations, violations and descent to fascism, that have characterized
“The open intimidation and physical assault on aspirants and delegates to the convention further confirm the desperation by President Muhammadu Buhari’s camp to seize the APC’s presidential ticket, for which they have resorted to imposing pliable officials who had been handed the directives to muzzle other presidential aspirants in the APC ahead of the party’s Presidential primary.
“Delegates and other members of the APC were horrified when aspirants to various party offices were being threatened, harassed and in some cases, paid and handed written orders to mount the stage and announce their withdrawal for aspirants listed by President Buhari, under heavy security presence governance in our nation in the last three years.
“President Buhari’s handlers are aware that due to his poor performance, clinching his party’s presidential ticket under a free, fair and credible primary is impossible, hence this resort to intimidation, coercion and escalation of official hooliganism in the APC.
“While we urge Nigerians and the international community to mark the desperation in Mr. President’s camp, for which they are bent at destroying our democracy, it is clear that with the character, personality and outlook of the incoming national executive of the APC, the party has been finally sunk by President Buhari and his power hungry cabal.”
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